Horde of the Demon Priest (Demona Book 3) by Megan A. Hepler Page B
Authors: Megan A. Hepler
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restraints kept him from getting to Itzig. Itzig jumped away startled, and quickly scrambled from the cell.
Itzig pulled the blue gloves from his hands. “So what kind of danger does this guy pose?”
“From what we can tell these types of possessed are mostly capable of physical violence. They can hit, kick, push, and bite. Be particularly careful of the biting; it’s the way that they can drain your energy and feed on it in order to sustain themselves within the host,” Ezekiel explained.
“I guess I better learn as much about what’s happening so that I can use the knowledge to deal with the situation back in town,” Itzig said. “What about the other kinds of possessed that you spoke of earlier?”
“They’re a little more dangerous. They have more of an energy source since their hosts survived the possession, which means they can do certain things. Some of the demons within the hosts have the ability to transform themselves into a completely different being, the demon priest is the most powerful of this kind and can turn into a serpent or mist form and reappear in human form. Mostly, the others are stronger than the dead, they can wield weapons, cause more deadly physical violence, and can use some basic destructive demonic magic,” Kaleb said.
“Good to know, but I’m not going to be able to convince my superiors or the CDC that this is a demon infestation as opposed to a viral outbreak. They’d probably quarantine me on suspicion of exhibiting some of the psychotic symptoms. Though, now that I know what’s really going on, perhaps we can work together to deal with the demons,” Itzig said.
Ezekiel clasped his hands together with a clap. “Thank you Aleph . What we really need, now, from you is to be able to get in and out of town without any issues. It would also be helpful if we can have direct contact with you, so that you can inform us of any demon activity within town. This way we can address the situations as quickly as possible.”
“I can do that,” Itzig agreed. “I’ll see what I can do about getting you special privilege to enter and exit the quarantine zone. I can’t guarantee that I will have any legal options available, but I’m not opposed to breaking a few laws to solve this problem.”
“Can’t we just go into town without a problem? Wouldn’t it just be when we exit town?” Anne asked.
“It doesn’t work like that Aunt Anne. If they allow civilians to enter town after knowing that there is a potential health risk, the police department, CDC, or whoever is in charge at the time can be held liable,” Itzig said. “They’d be looking at a pretty substantial law suit if the people in charge knew they were allowing a civilian to enter into a hazardous environment. Even if the person knew that they could become sick, it is still our jobs to protect them from themselves.”
“I see,” Molony said.
Ezekiel continued to fiddle with the artifact in an attempt to discover how to use it. No matter what he and Molony did to try and trigger a response from the artifact, nothing happened.
“Did your prophecy about the artifact say that only a light being could get it to work?” Kerrick asked. “I could give it a try.”
Nobody said a word, but Ezekiel and Molony moved aside. Ezekiel handed the artifact to Kerrick, who took it, flipped it over, and stepped forward. He attempted to do similar actions that Ezekiel had tried. Instead of praying to Aleph , Kerrick muttered some sort of incantation. He moved the artifact around the possessed’s body. He triggered his kataphraktos in the hopes that maybe the change in him would trigger a change in the artifact. Still, nothing worked.
Kerrick handed the artifact back to Ezekiel. “I’m at a loss,” he said. “I’m not sure what I’m going to tell Darius about the progress we’ve made. I suppose that at least we’ve ruled out some possible ways of triggering the
Itzig pulled the blue gloves from his hands. “So what kind of danger does this guy pose?”
“From what we can tell these types of possessed are mostly capable of physical violence. They can hit, kick, push, and bite. Be particularly careful of the biting; it’s the way that they can drain your energy and feed on it in order to sustain themselves within the host,” Ezekiel explained.
“I guess I better learn as much about what’s happening so that I can use the knowledge to deal with the situation back in town,” Itzig said. “What about the other kinds of possessed that you spoke of earlier?”
“They’re a little more dangerous. They have more of an energy source since their hosts survived the possession, which means they can do certain things. Some of the demons within the hosts have the ability to transform themselves into a completely different being, the demon priest is the most powerful of this kind and can turn into a serpent or mist form and reappear in human form. Mostly, the others are stronger than the dead, they can wield weapons, cause more deadly physical violence, and can use some basic destructive demonic magic,” Kaleb said.
“Good to know, but I’m not going to be able to convince my superiors or the CDC that this is a demon infestation as opposed to a viral outbreak. They’d probably quarantine me on suspicion of exhibiting some of the psychotic symptoms. Though, now that I know what’s really going on, perhaps we can work together to deal with the demons,” Itzig said.
Ezekiel clasped his hands together with a clap. “Thank you Aleph . What we really need, now, from you is to be able to get in and out of town without any issues. It would also be helpful if we can have direct contact with you, so that you can inform us of any demon activity within town. This way we can address the situations as quickly as possible.”
“I can do that,” Itzig agreed. “I’ll see what I can do about getting you special privilege to enter and exit the quarantine zone. I can’t guarantee that I will have any legal options available, but I’m not opposed to breaking a few laws to solve this problem.”
“Can’t we just go into town without a problem? Wouldn’t it just be when we exit town?” Anne asked.
“It doesn’t work like that Aunt Anne. If they allow civilians to enter town after knowing that there is a potential health risk, the police department, CDC, or whoever is in charge at the time can be held liable,” Itzig said. “They’d be looking at a pretty substantial law suit if the people in charge knew they were allowing a civilian to enter into a hazardous environment. Even if the person knew that they could become sick, it is still our jobs to protect them from themselves.”
“I see,” Molony said.
Ezekiel continued to fiddle with the artifact in an attempt to discover how to use it. No matter what he and Molony did to try and trigger a response from the artifact, nothing happened.
“Did your prophecy about the artifact say that only a light being could get it to work?” Kerrick asked. “I could give it a try.”
Nobody said a word, but Ezekiel and Molony moved aside. Ezekiel handed the artifact to Kerrick, who took it, flipped it over, and stepped forward. He attempted to do similar actions that Ezekiel had tried. Instead of praying to Aleph , Kerrick muttered some sort of incantation. He moved the artifact around the possessed’s body. He triggered his kataphraktos in the hopes that maybe the change in him would trigger a change in the artifact. Still, nothing worked.
Kerrick handed the artifact back to Ezekiel. “I’m at a loss,” he said. “I’m not sure what I’m going to tell Darius about the progress we’ve made. I suppose that at least we’ve ruled out some possible ways of triggering the
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